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Item Number: SNV7024

Strictly Medicinal Calamus (Sweet Flag)

Strictly Medicinal Calamus (Sweet Flag)

"Sweet Cane" Rhizome

Calamus (Sweet Flag) - Acorus calamus americanus

Perennial. Perennial monocot–a water plant. This cultivar is a low beta asarone strain originally from the northern prairie states. This plant was widely disseminated and naturalized into many new environs by the Native Americans, who made great use of it as in basketry. Traditional usage (Native American, TWM, Ayurveda): bitter and aromatic digestive, against tobacco or drug addiction, to sharpen the mind, a low-dose botanical. After chewing a bit of calamus, water never tasted better.

You can use calamus between ponds in waterways, as it filters and cleanses the water that runs through it. Can be used similarly in greywater treatment areas.

Approx. 100 seeds

USDA Certified Organic
$4.99

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Description

Calamus (Sweet Flag) - Acorus calamus americanus

Perennial. Perennial monocot–a water plant. This cultivar is a low beta asarone strain originally from the northern prairie states. This plant was widely disseminated and naturalized into many new environs by the Native Americans, who made great use of it as in basketry. Traditional usage (Native American, TWM, Ayurveda): bitter and aromatic digestive, against tobacco or drug addiction, to sharpen the mind, a low-dose botanical. After chewing a bit of calamus, water never tasted better.

You can use calamus between ponds in waterways, as it filters and cleanses the water that runs through it. Can be used similarly in greywater treatment areas.

Approx. 100 seeds

Shipping Information

Ships from Northern CA.

Shipping Weight: 0.01 lb

Dimensions: 5.0"L x 2.625"W x 0.1"H

Features

  • Does Not Require Support
  • Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Spreads
  • Requires Summer Water

Characteristics

USDA Growing Zone: Certified Organic Product
Approximate Harvest Time : Early Spring
Approximate Harvest Time : Late Fall
Growth Habit : Upright
Life Cycle : Perennial
Plant Usage : Medicinal Plant
Planting Time : Spring
Seed Unit Sizes : Seed Pack
Soil pH : 5.1 - 5.5
Soil pH : 5.6 - 6.0
Soil pH : 6.1 - 6.5
Soil pH : 6.6 - 7.0
Starting Location : Start Indoors & Transplant
Sun Requirements : Full Sun
Useful Plant Part : Root

Planting & Care

Soil & Water:Plant prefers full sun to part shade and grows in or near water and sometimes grows in mucky ground that is not inundated.

Planting & Growing:Sow in pots in shade house, greenhouse, or in cold frame. Seedlings develop into delightful little flat-leaved monocots. Grow out in pots for a year, then transplant to water’s edge.

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